Christmas may be over but it can only mean one thing - Dancing on Ice is back and is set to hit our screens this weekend.

The ITV show is back on January 6 with a brand new line-up of freshed faced celebrities - and it includes Love Island star, a Pussycat Doll and a Pink lady from Grease.

X Factor star Jake Quickenden and his professional partner Vanessa Bauer were victorious last year after beating Corrie actress Brooke Vincent and her parter Matej Silecky in the final, reports the Daily Mirror.

A TOWIE star, EastEnders actor and comedian were the first stars confirmed by Dancing on Ice hosts Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield.

A seasoned pro dancer's appearance was confirmed on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, while an Irish former boybander was announced on Lorraine.

CONFIRMED Saara Aalto

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Saara Aalto was the tenth contestant confirmed for the forthcoming season on Dancing On Ice.

The Finnish singer and X Factor star 2016 said she was well up for the challenge.

Saara said "I'm super excited about this, I love new challenges and I'm very ambitious. I can be very competitive, but I mainly want to challenge myself. I'll be saying to myself 'Saara, you need to push yourself more!' I am so ready for this and I can't wait to get on the ice."

CONFIRMED: Jane Danson

Announcing her involvement on Loose Women, she said: "I can skate a little bit - I think obviously when you take on anything like this it's not without risk but I'm not really thinking about that.

"I'm seeing it as a challenge - I've got a big birthday next month so it's a challenge for the fab 40 and I'm trying not to think about getting damaged!"

Jane also confirmed Leanne would have a "quieter" time in Coronation Street after quite a busy time with her cheating with Steve McDonald, sleeping with boss Imran Habeeb and the return of her former love Nick Tilsley.

"I’m just going to enjoy the ride, I don’t take myself too seriously. I’m going to embrace it, enjoy it, and have a laugh and a giggle along the way."

CONFIRMED: Saira Khan

Loose Women panelist Saira, who has also starred in The Apprentice, revealed she was having taking a shot on the ice on the ITV chat show alongside her fellow presenters.

Arriving on set in a blue Spandex skating leotard, Saira wobbled up to the desk to make her announcement.

"They asked me to do it and I refused, I said, 'I'm too old I'm going to fall...' and my little boy said, 'have you heard yourself mum? What if I said to you, Mum I can't do my homework today because I'm too busy...'

"He shamed me into saying, 'OK I'll do it.'

Saira, who has a son and a daughter, who she recently revealed was adopted, is using them as her inspiration.

"I'm doing this for my kids basically, and I know Janet says I'm doing it for the money but I am not, I'm doing it for my kids."

CONFIRMED: Brian McFadden

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Former Westlife singer turned telly presenter Brian is another star in the rink.

Irish boyband Westlife recently announced they are making a comeback, but without Brian.

Naturally he’ll be wanting to get his face out there while his former bandmates earn a healthy paycheque.

Speaking on Lorraine, he said: "Hi Lorraine yes the news is true...I've already been practising out the back garden on my rollerblades and my mammy says I'm a one man Torvill and Dean so watch this space."

CONFIRMED: James Jordan

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Former Strictly Come Dancing star James is swapping the ballroom for the ice rink.

The professional dancer confirmed he was in the line-up on BBC Radio Five Live Breakfast on October 2.

On joining the show, James said: "I can dance but I'm a lot older than I used to be. People are going to probably say I've got an unfair advantage but when I got on the ice I actually shocked myself how bad I was.

"I want to be able to impress Torvill and Dean more than anyone else, but I'm a lot worse than I thought I'd be."

CONFIRMED: Gemma Collins

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She’s appeared on virtually every other reality show out there, including I'm a Celebrity, Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Masterchef, so it seems only right that Gemma should get her skates on after Christmas.

Appearing on the This Morning sofa on October 1 she told Phil and Holly she was “scared and nervous” and was worried about how the professionals would pick her up.